Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Henningsen Foods Inc.
Start: 1/29/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018010951 · 1/29/2018 · Henningsen Foods Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: Henningsen Foods Inc.
Location: 402 N. 3rd Street, NORFOLK, NEBRASKA, 68702
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a clogged pipe at a cooker when he inadvertently opened a drain instead of closing it. He was sprayed with 240-degree hot product, suffering second and third degree burns across the front side of his body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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